The Journey Into Feminism

This month, a unit has started that has been talked about since the beginning of the year. Although the extremes of the feminist movement can be harsh, there are very interesting points brought up. First off is the overall role of women in society and how it is changing over the years. For example, A Dolls House provides a great comparison with today's society. In the way Nora was raised, since she was a woman, her only obligation was to take care of the family from home. This closed in feeling was present in her home by her father and then passed on to her husband Torvald. The constant isolation at home leaves Nora with a feeling of being lost and not knowing her place in the world. This is what women have now stood up to in the modern world, the dominance of men over women only based on their gender. We now view these gender dominant roles as bad and unequal in rights because it truly is, but during their time period it was more tradition based so that there was little change in lifestyle. As seen today, women fight for their rights now, just as all other inequalities in the world such as African Americans. I believe that A Dolls House is a good example of a work that presents the issues of women's rights without being overly biased toward one side or the other. Nora's departure at the end represents the fight that women began for their rights, as she was finding the right place for herself as a woman in society. Although it is very prominent in the U.S. To have this equality, it still exists in some countries throughout the world. One day there may be true equality everywhere, but as all social issues, there will always be those few who stay in their own beliefs, no matter how wrong they are.